I hope he prove's me wrong. Cushing replay.

[mussop]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

I gotta agree with PKs assessment. Except I didn't watch that game, I rewatched this years Rose Bowl (Penn State vs USC) within the past couple weeks and came to the same conclusion that he did: Matthews and Rey-Rey both showed more quickness, more athleticism than Cushing. So it sounds like we are getting the least athletic of USCs top LBs from this past years team when we had the pick of the litter at #15 ? Does his size & strength justify that much of a premium over the other guys ? I dunno, but it's always been my understanding that the SAM is the least important position among the three 4-3 LB positions and a pick in the top half of the first round is a very steep price to pay for that position, unless the player is truly exceptional ?
BTW PK, I swapped Comcast for AT&Ts U-Verse a couple years ago and suggest you do the same if you get the opportunity. It's a significantly superior service/product in the opinion of most who use it, certainly for me.

This scares me because I watched a USC game the other day and came to the same conclusion. It was a 2005 game replay vs Fresno State on classic. Anyway Cushing was not impressive at all but he did recover a fumble late in the game to save a victory. Of course he was just a freshman in that game but talk about a MIA. Hope not drafting Mathews doesnt turn out to be a mistake. I sure thought he was the better LB in that draft.

[NBT]

I was for the Mathews kid too. We have been wrong before PK, so let it work it's way out. We may both be surprised.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by mussop

Hope not drafting Mathews doesnt turn out to be a mistake. I sure thought he was the better LB in that draft.

I think Matthews was thought to be more of a WIL in a 4-3 which is a position we were not needing as much help at as strongside I beleive ? Of course it looks like he's gonna be a 3-4 OLB for Dom Capers in GB.
I really think I would have taken MacLin instead of Cushing even though WR may be our strongest position but inexplicably Smith & Kubiak didn't seek my advice ?

[mussop]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

I think Matthews was thought to be more of a WIL in a 4-3 which is a position we were not needing as much help at as strongside I beleive ? Of course it looks like he's gonna be a 3-4 OLB for Dom Capers in GB.
I really think I would have taken MacLin instead of Cushing even though WR may be our strongest position but inexplicably Smith & Kubiak didn't seek my advice ?

Yeh there were several guys I would of been really happy with.
Percy Harvin WR
Michael Oher OT
Clay Matthews OLB
Donald Brown RB
Chris Wells RB
Maualuga, Rey LB
Butler, Darius CB
Jeremy Maclin WR
are all players I would of taken before Cushing. But Im a Cushing fan now and want him to be the next LT.